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This is one of the most important talks on Brand Leadership. Seth Godin is the modern day Godfather of Brand Leadership. I love listening to his talks, reading his blog and his books. His approach is refreshing, relatable and quite practical. This specific talk is based on his book Tribes...He calls upon us to start and lead movements as technology has made it easier to create global virtual communities. Your brand should lead a movement in order for it to be fully embraced. In this talk he states that we should ask ourselves the following when forming a tribe/movement: Who are we upsetting? Who are we connecting? Who are we leading I hope you enjoy the talk as much as I did and get something out of it too. Get yourself a copy of Tribes on Amazon or any book store.

Siza Mzimela (image: www,connectcitizen.co.za) At first when I used to think of pioneering women in the aviation industry I would definitely think of Amelia Earhart but I am glad that today I can now drop a few African women's names who are not pilots but aviation company owners with a lot of pride. I started my post thinking that I would only be focusing on the enterprising Siza Mzimela but while researching, I stumbled across an important game changer by the name of Sibongile Sambo and I am inspired immensely by these women as they have definitely taken on a very male dominated industry and have continued to pave the way for other women to enter into it too. Fly Blue Crane is the first black woman owned airline. The local South African airline was founded by former South African Airways (SAA) CEO, Siza Mzimela. Mzimela started her career as an analyst at SAA in 1996 and ascended to the CEO position of the international airline for the period of 2010 – 2012. Fly Bl...

(image via www.alchetron.com) THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE The African Renaissance is defined as a period in which Africa enjoys great development and refinement in its economy and culture. The African Renaissance calls for Africans to proudly embrace, enrich and take ownership of their diverse cultures. It calls for excellence in all spheres, be it art, architecture, industries and all other aspects that may define a nation. In his paper, Col A.H. Louw reflected that " Although this latest revival plan for Africa, aimed at stabilizing, reconstructing and redeveloping the world’s poorest continent, is the result of a merger between President Mbeki’s Millennium African Recovery Program (MAP) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal’s Omega Plan it is not difficult to recognize the golden thread of the African Renaissance initiative in the final product.” The African Renaissance may be broken into two different tiers, one being the revival and the rebirth of Africa w...